Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Emissions on agricultural land in Australia

Australia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Emissions on agricultural land was 11,757 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
11,757
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
50th
of 213 countries
All-time high
79,053
in 2010
All-time low
9,425
in 2015
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Emissions on agricultural land in Australia, 1990–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200420191990: 65.4k1991: 65.3k1992: 65.3k1993: 65.4k1994: 65.5k1995: 65.6k1996: 65.6k1997: 65.8k1998: 66.0k1999: 66.1k2000: 66.2k2001: 75.9k2002: 76.3k2003: 77.5k2004: 77.7k2005: 78.2k2006: 78.4k2007: 78.6k2008: 78.9k2009: 78.6k2010: 79.1k2011: 10.3k2012: 10.2k2013: 10.0k2014: 9.5k2015: 9.4k2016: 11.0k2017: 11.4k2018: 11.5k2019: 11.8k

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (co2) - emissions on agricultural land in Australia is 11,757, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2) - emissions on agricultural land in Australia peaked at 79,053 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9,425, in 2015.

Australia ranks 50th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Emissions on agricultural land in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Emissions on agricultural land in Australia, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 65,429 —
1991 65,335 -0.1%
1992 65,345 +0.0%
1993 65,429 +0.1%
1994 65,477 +0.1%
1995 65,610 +0.2%
1996 65,590 -0.0%
1997 65,815 +0.3%
1998 65,999 +0.3%
1999 66,131 +0.2%
2000 66,234 +0.2%
2001 75,908 +14.6%
2002 76,302 +0.5%
2003 77,469 +1.5%
2004 77,720 +0.3%
2005 78,216 +0.6%
2006 78,354 +0.2%
2007 78,588 +0.3%
2008 78,866 +0.4%
2009 78,597 -0.3%
2010 79,053 +0.6%
2011 10,270 -87.0%
2012 10,157 -1.1%
2013 9,962 -1.9%
2014 9,525 -4.4%
2015 9,425 -1.1%
2016 10,982 +16.5%
2017 11,431 +4.1%
2018 11,519 +0.8%
2019 11,757 +2.1%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 11,757 is above the median for high income countries, which is 921.46, 12.8× the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 11,757 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 566.1, 20.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Emissions on agricultural land in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 -87.0% 79,053 10,270

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65,616 65,335 66,131 10
2000s 76,626 66,234 78,866 10
2010s 17,408 9,425 79,053 10

Countries ranked near Australia

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  2. 48 Guinea 12,828 compare
  3. 49 India 12,224 compare
  4. 51 Namibia 11,682 compare
  5. 52 Saudi Arabia 11,294 compare
  6. 53 Benin 11,184 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2) - emissions on agricultural land in Australia?
Emission totals - emissions (co2) - emissions on agricultural land in Australia was 11,757 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2) - emissions on agricultural land recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 79,053 in 2010.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2) - emissions on agricultural land recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 9,425 in 2015.
How does Australia rank for emission totals - emissions (co2) - emissions on agricultural land?
Australia ranks 50th out of 213 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2) - emissions on agricultural land rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Emissions on agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Emissions on agricultural land
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,238 data points, 1990–2019
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).